Convertible baby-carriage and bassinet



s. GARRETT AND w. P. LAYTON. CONVERTIBLE BABY CARRIAGE' AND BASSINET.

APPLICATION EILD FEB. 'III. I92I.

Patented Nov. -28, 1922.

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, I A I Hw l Q i I fg s. GARREW AND w. P. LAYToN. CONVERTIBLE BABY CARRIAGE AND BASSINET.

APPucA'TloN mw ris. u, 19211. 1,487,052, v Patented Nov. 28,1922.

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CONVERTIBLE BABY CARRIAGE AND BASSINET, APPLICATION msn fas. 1..1-..19'2|.

1,437,052. i Patented Nov- 28, 1922.'v

S. GARRETT AND W. P. LAYTON. coIIvEBTIBLE BABY cABBIAGE ANB BAssIIIET.

I l APPLICATION FILED EEB. II. 192|.

Patented 'Novf 28, 1922.

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Patented Nov.. Z8,y i922.

SAMUEL minnaar aan wiiaiiiiiii i. narran, orqciiioaeo, inninois, iissienonsro GriRRETT-'rO-CRT TION 0F ILLINOES; y y

loon.v,iiiaiiisifa v:enBr#ei-iintimen'Ann :eassiinanV Application ,flied February 11, 1921.' serial no. 44eme.

To .ZZ 107mm' if may concern: n

'Be it known that vwe, SAMUEL' GAnnEfr and VILLIAM l?. ALAY'roN, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Statev of lllinois,"have invented certain new and useful linprove-f ments in Convertible Baby' Carriages and Bassinets, of which the following is a speciiication.`

The invention relates to baby carriages in which the bodyv is removable and maybe separately used'as a bassinet. y y

Much inconvenience attends the use ofthe ordinary construction of baby carriagesfby reason oie. the frequent necessity for moving the carriage up and-downstairways between living apartments and the street. Moving the carriage upon a stairway requires a considerable effort, and seyerely strains the structure of the carriage byI its bun'iping progress' over the stairs'. 'It isalso objec-y tionable inthe home because of dirt from` the street frequently adhering to the wheels.

A further difiicultyisthe 'gei'i'eral prohibi-` tion of baby carriages from the halls and stairways of apartment-buildings and' from other publicvplaces, resultingin' the 'necessity tor 'leaving the carriage at thebuilding entrance or in a basement, and carrying kthe child occupant about in the arms. n

It is the object of our invention to ypro-l vide a baby carriage having a ileadilyre-lv movable bassinet'body which may' beconveniently slung upon the' arm and carried about independently oi the running` gear and hood,l and which is equipped with 'foldingy legs kadapted to support the body in 'its sepa# rat-euse as a bassinet. I The invention contemplates great convenience in its provision for the separate use of the'bassinet body. TWithout disturbing the occupant, the body may be carried' into a'home and there readily set up for use in the ordinary manner of a bassinet.

A. trequentproblem is the comfortable disv iosition ot a small child being taken out tor` l i:

a drive in an automobile. vThe separate bassinet body is particularly suitable for such use,'lin that the body maybe setup on its supporting legs within the tonneau'of the Car7 providing acoinitortable and convenient vberth for the child without burdeningthe other occupants of the automobile.'

Another object ofthe invention is to proarranged yide simple, quickly releasable means for se curing the body upon its running gear which maybe readilyfoperated from a convenient position. i' f siine'aaniaen COMPANY, or eHioae-o, ILLiNois, a' CORPORA- A further object is to provide means op? l erable bidone hand for sWingingthe fold ing legs into 'supporting position and for positively securing them lin that position.

when the body is in use as a bassinet.

The detailed construction and arrange-f `ment bywhich we attain these objects are set ,out in the following description, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, oit a rpreferred embodiment of our invention. It is to be understood,however, that in the interpretation'ofthey appended claims theyare not tobe limited to tlie'- precise construction or arrangement set forth, except as may'benecessitated by the state of the p'riorartg f j In the drawingsLFigure 1 is a view of the carriage with' the removable body mounted o'1i`tlie yrunning gear, and partially in lsection to' show the means of support.A Fig.y 2 is a plan view of the 'running gear` alone. Fig. B is an e'ndfele'vation of the bassinet bodypsepara't'ely set up upony itsjsupporting legs... Fig. 4 is a'plan view of, the body. Figs. k5, Gand 7 kare detail views of our fasteningdevice for securing the `body to thel carriage frame, the Fig. 7 being a sectional view ,talenf'on the Aline 7 7 inFig.

6.' Figs. Sand 9 represent a fastening means for lsecuring the body' legs in supporting position. Figs.^ l0, 11, -12' and 13 -illustrate our preferred construction oimean's `for operatingJand' securing- `in position the supporting legsforlthe body.

`Referring to Fig. 1, thel numeral l indin rcatesfa pair of parallel spaced sidebars of a carriage frame, the bars extending rearwardly and'upwardly to'support a handle 2. A' front axle 3 anda rear axle 4 are suit# ably. secured to the side bars 1,.'and carry a `pair or' front wheels 5, and a pair of! rear wheelsi. A pair of front and rearsprings 7- aiidjS, respectively, are secured to each side bar and extend generally upwardin suit- Iable curved form toigive maximum resiliency.r- The upper 4end of 'each spring pivotally` engages a hanger 9 carried by a pair of side members 10 of' a skeleton frame for the support of thev removable 100.6157 f n 1 v The bodyll, constructed in the form o a bassinet, is mounted on a supporting frame of which the side members 12 rest upon cushioning blocks 13 carried by the side members l1G of the spring frame.

rlhe body is secured in position upon the skeleton iframe by means ot a pair ot' cross secured to the supports andvextending outwardly from the body. A swinging hood 13 is supported at each side by an arm 19 pivotally attached to theouter portion of vthe, band 17 by means` of an adjustable clamping device 20. A bentfstrap 21, secured to the arm 19, limits the swinging movement of the hood 18 by engagement with the band 17. y 1

Mounted on each side oit the body l11 and positioned oppositely to the upper divergent portions ofthe supports 15, is an angular plate 22 having ahorizontal portion k23 extending between the diverging ends ot' the supports 15. The horizontal portion 23k laterally notched to receive the supports 15, and carries at its outer end lal downwardly extending flange 24 which engages the outside of the supports 15 and secures the plate 22 against lateral displacement. kvA strap 25, secured to the joined portions of the supports 1,5, and extending upwardly through the positioning staple 26, has its upper end 27 bent outwardly to support a locking lever 28. The' latter is pivotally mounted on the strap end 27 and carries a tongue 29 which is adapted to be swung over -the horizontal portion 23 of the angle plate 22 secured to the body, and thereby loc-k it in its relation to the supports 15.l .e n lt will be obvious that with the levers 28 on each side of the body in locking position, the body is securely yheld in its position on the spring trame, and that by the simple operation oi-'moving the levers 28 into inoperative position on ,eaclifside'oi the body the latter may be lifted clear oi the frame and removed from the .running` gear.

rlhe body is supported when separated L from the running gear by a pairlof folding legs mounted at 'each end ol the body. Each pair comprises an inverted U-shaped menu ber having side, leg portions 30 and a connecting bearing portion 31. The latter are I. .rotatably mounted in a pair of strap bearings secured to the ends of the body frame.

In our preferred construction, the strapbearings 32 (Figs. 10 and 12), are secured to the end member 33 of the frame. They may, however, be constructed as in Fig. 9,

the bearings 34 therein being shown as se cured to the frame member 33 and the lower framing member 35 of the basket woven sides of the body.

In our preferred construction for operating and securing the legs in open position (Figs. 10 to 13 inclusive) a block 36 connects the side member 12 of the frame with the lframing member 35, at each side of the body, and rigidly secured thereto is a bearing plate 37. A lever 38 is pivoted at its center upon the plate 37. A pair of connecting links 39 have their inner ends piv otally connected at 40 to the respective ends of the lever 3S, and their outer ends 41 pivoted respectively to one of the legs 30, the

links being yso arranged that the swinging legs may be folded upwardly toward the Lbottom of the body by the single movement by the operator of one pair or the other. e5

lVhenthe legs are swung downwardly in I position to support the body, the lever 38 may be locked against reverse rotative movement by a locking lever 42 pivoted on the plate 37 and having an angularly extending end 43 arranged to engage the lever 38 when the latter is in the position assumed upon opening the folding legs, and thereby prevent the legs being swung toward the body, and providing positive security against the collapse ofthe" supporting legs when the body is being separately used as a bassinet. TvVhen in folded position beneath the frame of the body,- and the latter placed upon the carriage running gear, the legs are supported upon the outer ends of the cross members 14 which latter are constructed with a double bend 14a forming a pocket to receive the legs.

modiiication of our locking device for the body legs is shown in Figs. 3, 8 and 9 whereinwe have employed a pin 44 transversely securedin the bearing portion 31 of the leg members at each end of the body, which upon yswinging the legs into their 11.0 supporting position is carried upwardly to engage a socket 45 in the downwardly bent end of a plate 46 secured to the end member of the body frame. in its movement into engagement with thc socket, the pin 44 displaces a snap lock 47 pivoted on the end of the plate 46 and adapted to swing beneath the pin to securelyA lock it in its position in the socket. 'lhe snap lock is actuated by aspring member 43 secured on 12o the end member oi" the body i'raine.

F or conveniently lifting the body from the running gear we have providedahand strap 49 having bifurcated ends 50 secured in spaced relation ateach side of th upper edge of the body 11. The strap is so arranged that a person may place his arm beneath the strap and thereby lift the body free of therunning gear with one arm, having the other arm and hand free to manipulate the body fastening devices and to swing lateral displacement thereon. l v

2. A baby carriage comprising arunning gear,.a removable body supported by the ruiming geaifand means for detacliably fastening the sides of the body to the run-` ning` gear, said body being provided with supports normally folded in inoperative position and operatively connected so as to be simultaneously movable to operative position when the body is removed from the running gear.

3. In a baby carriage having ak running gear, a removable body adapted to rest on the running gear, a plurality of upright supports mounted on the ruiming gear and adapted to carry a hood, and means mounted on saidsupports and on the adjacent sides of said body adapted to be selectively operated to secure said body to said running gear or to permit the removal of said body.

4e. In a baby carriage having a running gear and a removable body, means for detachably securing the body to the running gear comprising a support mounted on the running gear and extending adjacent to the side of the body, said support havinga bifurcated upper end, a member ymoinited on said body adapted to engage thel bifurcated end j or' said support, and means for locking said support and said membei.in such engagement. i

5. A baby carriage having a running gear, a. i'emovable'body, and a hood permanently mounted on said running gear free from said body.

6. In a baby carriage having a running gear, a removable body, and a hood, the combination of a pair of supports extending upwardly from opposite sides of said running gear adjacent the sides of Said body, each oi said supports having an upwardly opening recess at its upper end, a horizontally looped band having its spaced ends secured to the support on opposite sides of said recess, an arm pivotally mounted on the outer portion of said band and adapted to carry one side of the hood, and a member mounted on said body having an outwardly extending portion adapted to engage said recess and there-- by secure said body against lateral movement. y j

7. In a baby carriage having a ruiming gear, and a removable body, ythe combination of a support extending vupwardly Jfrom each or" Lopposite sides of the ruiming gear adjacent tothe sides of said body and having recess in its upper end, a member mounted ,on said bodyhaving a laterally extending portionadapted to enter said recess with the replace-ment of the body upon the running jgeai' and having interlocking engagement with'tlie marginal sides of said sup' port, and a locking lever pivotally mounted on said support and adapted to be swung into engagement with said member to prevent its disengagement from said recess.

S. A baby carriage having a running gear, a removable body normallyV supported by tlie'running gear, and means for supporting the body independently yof the carriage,

said means comprising a plurality ofoperatively connected legs movable simultaneously to operative and non-operative positions.

9. In a baby carriage having a running gear anda removable body, means for detacliably 'fastening the body to the running gear comprising a vertically extendingsup-y port mounted on the running gear adjacent the side of the body, said support having its upper end recessed, and a member mounted on the. side of said body adapted to engage the recessed end of said support.

10. In a baby carriage, the combination with a removable body, of a pair of supporting members each having a horizontal portion and a pair of depending leg portions rigid therewith` bearings mounted on opposite sides of said body and rotatably supporting the horizontal portions of said members, and linkage connecting the opposite leg portions of said members and constraining said members lto move simultaneously into position to support the body or into inoperative position beneath the body.

1l. In a `baby carriage having a removable body, tlie combination of a pair of supporting legs swingably mounted on opposite sides of the body, a lever centrally pivoted on said body, and a pair of links pivotally connected to the opposite ends of said lever and to one each of said legs, whereby the movement of one of said legs operates to similarly move the other of said legs.

12. In a baby carriage having a removable body, the combination of a pair of supporting legs swingably mounted on opposite sides' of the body, a lever centrally pivoted on said body, a pair of links pivotally connected to the opposite ends of said lever and to one each of said legs, and a pivoted locking lbar mounted on said body and adapted to engage the said lever to prevent. its rotative movement, thereby locking said legs in rigid position.

13. In a baby carriage'having a removable body, means for removing said body in normal position and comprising a strap having bifurcated endsj the separable portions of each of said ends being adapted to be attached to one side of said body in equidistant opposite relation to its center of gravity.

111-. ln baby carriage having a running gear and a removable body, the combination of cushion blocks carried by the running' gear on which said body normally rests, and a support extending upwardly from each of opposite sides oit the running gear adjacent to the sides ot said body and having a recess in its upper end, a member mounted on said body adapted to enter said recess so as to hold the body against lateral displacement upon the cushion blocks.

ll5. In a baby carriage, the combination with a running gear'and a removable body of a support extending upwardly from each of opposite sides of the running gear adjacent the sides of the body and yeach comprising` a pair of double curved bars having their lower ends fastened to the running gear and their middle portions fastened together with their upper end portions diverging to from a recess, corresponding angular members fastened to said body, each having an outstanding leg notched to permit entrance to said recess, and a lever pivotally mounted on the support operable to engage said outstanding leg to lock said angular member and body against lateral movement relative to said running gear.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

SAMUEL GARRETT. YVILLIAM P. LAYTON. 

